1974 Dallas Cowboys season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Dallas Cowboys

| year = 1974

| record = 8–6

| division_place = 3rd NFC East

| coach = Tom Landry

| general manager = Tex Schramm

| owner = Clint Murchison, Jr.

| stadium = Texas Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro bowlers = None

| shortnavlink = Cowboys seasons

}}

The 1974 Dallas Cowboys season was their 15th in the league, all under head coach Tom Landry. The Cowboys failed to improve on their previous output of 10–4, winning only eight games.{{cite web |title=1974 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/1974.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=22 November 2021}} They missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years, the only time in 18 seasons (1966–1983) that the Cowboys did not advance to the postseason.

The Cowboys opened the season 1–4. Although they finished 7-2, it was not enough to overcome the slow start.

The {{nfly|1974}} season featured one of the most memorable Thanksgiving games in Cowboys history. Trailing 16–3 in the second half (and having already lost quarterback Roger Staubach to injury), little used backup Clint Longley threw two touchdown passes to lead the team to a 24–23 victory over the Redskins at Texas Stadium.

This was also a season of transition. It was the final season of Hall of Fame defensive tackle Bob Lilly. Also finishing their careers were fullback Walt Garrison and center Dave Manders. Also, it was the final season in Dallas for wide receiver Bob Hayes (who finished his career with the San Francisco 49ers the following year), running back Calvin Hill (who departed for the Hawaiians of the World Football League), defensive end Pat Toomay (who left for the Buffalo Bills), guard John Niland (who left the following year for the Philadelphia Eagles), and quarterback Craig Morton (traded early in the season to the New York Giants) who would later play against the Cowboys in Super Bowl XII as a member of the Denver Broncos.

Offseason

=Draft=

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1974

| teamname =Dallas Cowboys

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 1

| player = Ed Jones

| position = DE

| college = Tennessee State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 22

| player = Charley Young

| position = RB

| college = NC State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 53

| player = Danny White

| position = QB

| college = Arizona State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 72

| player = Cal Peterson

| position = LB

| college = UCLA

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 97

| player = Ken Hutcherson

| position = LB

| college = Livingston

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 101

| player = Andy Adrade

| position = LB

| college = Northern Michigan

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 126

| player = John Kelsey

| position = OT

| college = Missouri

| notes = Signed with the WFL

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 151

| player = Jim Bright

| position = S

| college = UCLA

| notes = Signed with the WFL

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 176

| player = Raymond Nester

| position = LB

| college = Michigan State

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 205

| player = Mike Holt

| position = DB

| college = Michigan State

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 230

| player = Bill Dulin

| position = OT

| college = Johnson C. Smith

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 255

| player = Dennis Morgan

| position = RB

| college = Western Illinois

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 11

| pick = 280

| player = Harvey McGee

| position = WR

| college = Southern Mississippi

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 12

| pick = 309

| player = Keith Bobo

| position = QB

| college = SMU

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 13

| pick = 334

| player = Fred Lima

| position = K

| college = Colorado

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 14

| pick = 359

| player = Doug Richards

| position = DB

| college = BYU

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 15

| pick = 384

| player = Bruce Craft

| position = OT

| college = Geneva College

| notes =

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 16

| pick = 413

| player = Gene Killian

| position = OG

| college = Tennessee

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 17

| pick = 438

| player = Lawrie Skolrood

| position = OT

| college = North Dakota

| notes = Signed with the CFL

| maderoster = no

| hof =

| probowl =

}}

{{NFL team draft end}}{{cite web |title=1974 NFL Draft |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1974/draft.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=22 November 2021}}

Schedule

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Week ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Date ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Opponent ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Result ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Record ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Game Site ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Attendance ! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle\|Dallas Cowboys\|year=1974\|border=2}}"\| Recap
style="background: #cfc" ! 1 \| September 15 \| at Atlanta Falcons \| W 24–0 \| 1–0 \| Atlanta Stadium \| 52,332 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409150atl.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 2 \| {{dow tooltip\|September 23, 1974}} \| at Philadelphia Eagles \| L 10–13 \| 1–1 \| Veterans Stadium \| 64,089 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409230phi.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 3 \| September 29 \| New York Giants \| L 6–14 \| 1–2 \| Texas Stadium \| 45,841 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409290dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 4 \| October 6 \| Minnesota Vikings \| L 21–23 \| 1–3 \| Texas Stadium \| 57,847 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410060dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 5 \| October 13 \| at St. Louis Cardinals \| L 28–31 \| 1–4 \| Busch Memorial Stadium \| 49,885 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410130crd.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 6 \| October 20 \| Philadelphia Eagles \| W 31–24 \| 2–4 \| Texas Stadium \| 43,586 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410200dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 7 \| October 27 \| at New York Giants \| W 21–7 \| 3–4 \| Yale Bowl \| 57,381 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410270nyg.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 8 \| November 3 \| St. Louis Cardinals \| W 17–14 \| 4–4 \| Texas Stadium \| 64,146 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411030dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 9 \| November 10 \| San Francisco 49ers \| W 20–14 \| 5–4 \| Texas Stadium \| 50,018 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411100dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 10 \| November 17 \| at Washington Redskins \| L 21–28 \| 5–5 \| RFK Stadium \| 54,395 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411170was.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 11 \| November 24 \| at Houston Oilers \| W 10–0 \| 6–5 \| Houston Astrodome \| 49,775 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411240oti.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 12 \| November 28 \| Washington Redskins \| W 24–23 \| 7–5 \| Texas Stadium \| 63,243 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411280dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #cfc" ! 13 \| {{dow tooltip\|December 7, 1974}} \| Cleveland Browns \| W 41–17 \| 8–5 \| Texas Stadium \| 48,754 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412070dal.htm Recap]
style="background: #fcc" ! 14 \| {{dow tooltip\|December 14, 1974}} \| at Oakland Raiders \| L 23–27 \| 8–6 \| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum \| 45,840 \| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412140rai.htm Recap]

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Game Site

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Attendance

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Cowboys|year=1974|border=2}}"| Recap

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! 1

| September 15

| at Atlanta Falcons

| W 24–0

| 1–0

| Atlanta Stadium

| 52,332

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409150atl.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|September 23, 1974}}

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 10–13

| 1–1

| Veterans Stadium

| 64,089

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409230phi.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 3

| September 29

| New York Giants

| L 6–14

| 1–2

| Texas Stadium

| 45,841

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197409290dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 4

| October 6

| Minnesota Vikings

| L 21–23

| 1–3

| Texas Stadium

| 57,847

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410060dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 5

| October 13

| at St. Louis Cardinals

| L 28–31

| 1–4

| Busch Memorial Stadium

| 49,885

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410130crd.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 6

| October 20

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 31–24

| 2–4

| Texas Stadium

| 43,586

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410200dal.htm Recap]

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! 7

| October 27

| at New York Giants

| W 21–7

| 3–4

| Yale Bowl

| 57,381

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197410270nyg.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 8

| November 3

| St. Louis Cardinals

| W 17–14

| 4–4

| Texas Stadium

| 64,146

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411030dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 9

| November 10

| San Francisco 49ers

| W 20–14

| 5–4

| Texas Stadium

| 50,018

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411100dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 10

| November 17

| at Washington Redskins

| L 21–28

| 5–5

| RFK Stadium

| 54,395

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411170was.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 11

| November 24

| at Houston Oilers

| W 10–0

| 6–5

| Houston Astrodome

| 49,775

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411240oti.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 12

| November 28

| Washington Redskins

| W 24–23

| 7–5

| Texas Stadium

| 63,243

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197411280dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #cfc"

! 13

| {{dow tooltip|December 7, 1974}}

| Cleveland Browns

| W 41–17

| 8–5

| Texas Stadium

| 48,754

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412070dal.htm Recap]

style="background: #fcc"

! 14

| {{dow tooltip|December 14, 1974}}

| at Oakland Raiders

| L 23–27

| 8–6

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| 45,840

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197412140rai.htm Recap]

Division opponents are in bold text

Game summaries

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Norm Snead
11/17, 128 Yds, TD
Joe Dawkins
9 Rush, 51 Yds
Bob Grim
1 Rec, 50 Yds

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Roger Staubach
20/37, 256 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Robert Newhouse
12 Rush, 47 Yds
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=Week 6 vs Eagles=

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Roman Gabriel
21/36, 285 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Po James
6 Rush, 24 Yds, TD
Harold Carmichael
5 Rec, 85 Yds, TD

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Roger Staubach
18/27, 224 Yds
Calvin Hill
26 Rush, 140 Yds, 3 TD
Drew Pearson
5 Rec, 77 Yds

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=Week 12 vs Redskins=

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DAL – Efrén Herrera 24-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0. Drive:
WSH – Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:

Second quarter

WSH – Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal. Redskins 6–3. Drive:
WSH – Mark Moseley 39-yard field goal. Redskins 9–3. Drive:

Third quarter

WSH – Duane Thomas 9-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 16–3. Drive:
DAL – Billy Joe Dupree 35-yard pass from Clint Longley (Efrén Herrera kick). Redskins 16–10. Drive:
DAL – Walt Garrison 70-yard run (Efrén Herrera kick). Cowboys 17–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

WSH – Duane Thomas 19-yard run (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 23–17. Drive:
DAL – Drew Pearson 50-yard pass from Clint Longley (Efrén Herrera kick), 0:28. Cowboys 24–23. Drive:

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WSH – Billy Kilmer – 8/17, 112 yards, TD
DAL – Clint Longley – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD

;Top rushers

WSH – Duane Thomas – 18 rushes, 55 yards, TD
DAL – Robert Newhouse – 16 rushes, 66 yards

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Thanksgiving Day

Roger Staubach was knocked out of the game.

Standings

Roster

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colspan="7" style="background:#c5ced6; color:black; border: 2px solid #001942; text-align: center;"\|Dallas Cowboys 1974 roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \| Quarterbacks {{player\|19}} Clint Longley {{player\|12}} Roger Staubach Running backs {{player\|21}} Doug Dennison {{player\|32}} Walt Garrison FB {{player\|35}} Calvin Hill {{player\|37}} Dennis Morgan PR {{player\|44}} Robert Newhouse FB {{player\|40}} Les Strayhorn {{player\|30}} Charley Young Wide receivers {{player\|22}} Bob Hayes {{player\|86}} Bill Houston {{player\|88}} Drew Pearson {{player\|83}} Golden Richards Tight ends {{player\|89}} Billy Joe DuPree {{player\|84}} Jean Fugett {{player\|87}} Ron Howard \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \|Offensive linemen {{player\|64}} Jim Arneson G {{player\|62}} John Fitzgerald C {{player\|60}} Gene Killian G {{player\|51}} Dave Manders C {{player\|73}} Ralph Neely T {{player\|76}} John Niland G {{player\|61}} Blaine Nye G {{player\|78}} Bruce Walton T {{player\|70}} Rayfield Wright T Defensive linemen {{player\|63}} Larry Cole DE {{player\|77}} Bill Gregory DT {{player\|72}} Ed Jones DE {{player\|74}} Bob Lilly DT Jeff Hewitt DT {{player\|79}} Harvey Martin DE {{player\|75}} Jethro Pugh DT {{player\|67}} Pat Toomay DE \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \|Linebackers {{player\|52}} Dave Edwards OLB {{player\|59}} Ken Hutcherson MLB {{player\|55}} Lee Roy Jordan MLB {{player\|50}} D. D. Lewis OLB {{player\|58}} Cal Peterson OLB {{player\|57}} Louie Walker OLB Defensive backs {{player\|31}} Benny Barnes CB {{player\|34}} Cornell Green SS {{player\|43}} Cliff Harris FS/KR {{player\|20}} Mel Renfro CB {{player\|46}} Mark Washington CB {{player\|41}} Charlie Waters CB/SS Special teams {{player\|10}} Duane Carrell P {{player\| 1}} Efrén Herrera K \| style="width: 25px;" \| \| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" \|Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics 46 active, 0 inactive

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colspan="7" style="background:#c5ced6; color:black; border: 2px solid #001942; text-align: center;"|Dallas Cowboys 1974 roster

style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

{{player|19}} Clint Longley
{{player|12}} Roger Staubach

Running backs

{{player|21}} Doug Dennison
{{player|32}} Walt Garrison FB
{{player|35}} Calvin Hill
{{player|37}} Dennis Morgan PR
{{player|44}} Robert Newhouse FB
{{player|40}} Les Strayhorn
{{player|30}} Charley Young

Wide receivers

{{player|22}} Bob Hayes
{{player|86}} Bill Houston
{{player|88}} Drew Pearson
{{player|83}} Golden Richards

Tight ends

{{player|89}} Billy Joe DuPree
{{player|84}} Jean Fugett
{{player|87}} Ron Howard

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |Offensive linemen

{{player|64}} Jim Arneson G
{{player|62}} John Fitzgerald C
{{player|60}} Gene Killian G
{{player|51}} Dave Manders C
{{player|73}} Ralph Neely T
{{player|76}} John Niland G
{{player|61}} Blaine Nye G
{{player|78}} Bruce Walton T
{{player|70}} Rayfield Wright T

Defensive linemen

{{player|63}} Larry Cole DE
{{player|77}} Bill Gregory DT
{{player|72}} Ed Jones DE
{{player|74}} Bob Lilly DT
Jeff Hewitt DT
{{player|79}} Harvey Martin DE
{{player|75}} Jethro Pugh DT
{{player|67}} Pat Toomay DE

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |Linebackers

{{player|52}} Dave Edwards OLB
{{player|59}} Ken Hutcherson MLB
{{player|55}} Lee Roy Jordan MLB
{{player|50}} D. D. Lewis OLB
{{player|58}} Cal Peterson OLB
{{player|57}} Louie Walker OLB

Defensive backs

{{player|31}} Benny Barnes CB
{{player|34}} Cornell Green SS
{{player|43}} Cliff Harris FS/KR
{{player|20}} Mel Renfro CB
{{player|46}} Mark Washington CB
{{player|41}} Charlie Waters CB/SS

Special teams

{{player|10}} Duane Carrell P
{{player| 1}} Efrén Herrera K

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |Reserve lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

46 active, 0 inactive

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia {{ISBN|0-312-11435-4}}
Total Football {{ISBN|0-06-270170-3}}
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes {{ISBN|0-446-51950-2}}

References

External links

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal1974.htm 1974 Dallas Cowboys]
[http://www.profootballhof.com/ Pro Football Hall of Fame]
[http://www.dallascowboys.com Dallas Cowboys Official Site]

Category:Dallas Cowboys seasons

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